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India is likely to move up in Ease of Doing Business report of World Bank

India was 77th among 190 countries in the previous ranking

World Bank to include Kolkata, Bengaluru in ease of doing business report

The annual World Bank's Doing Business 2020 report is expected to be released tomorrow.

Goldilocks entrepreneurs: Too small to get loans, too big for scheme sops

India needs many SMEs, each of whom may not individually hire many people, but collectively, they can provide a quantum of productive employment

When the regulator is the violator

Obedience of court rulings vital for ease of doing business

Improving ease of doing business: Think tank moots sector-based model

While the World Bank's ranking rests on ease of doing business in Mumbai and Delhi, the DPIIT's is based on reforms done in states

States must ease sugar sector norms for better Ease of Doing Biz rank: Kant

Kant highlighted that tourism, alcohol-beverages and sugar industries have the potential to generate jobs and fuel India's growth story

GST and dispute resolution

Taxpayers would benefit from certainty in the assessment matters

Development, environment should be in tandem for $5 trn economy: Javdekar

The minister also said that under his leadership, the government has already reduced the number of days of granting environmental approvals from 640 days to 108 days

Decriminalising corporate law

Good move, but a more holistic approach needed

No place for protectionism, we must penetrate global markets: Amitabh Kant

The participation of women in the economy must increase and the country cannot grow without bringing the large women population into the workforce, CEO Kant said

UP working on plan to improve 'Ease of Doing Business' ranking: Govt

In 2018, UP was placed 12th behind top ranked Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

Progress by indices

Merely focusing on specific marque indices alone cannot ensure a desired outcome

Ease of doing business ranking: India cites reforms to get top-50 spot

Over the last few years, India has registered a steady improvement in Ease Of Doing Business across indicators

Ease of doing business policy to explore scrapping of licence raj

As per the draft policy, ministries and departments will be told to assess whether licensing should be scrapped and replaced with a simple registration process

US firms see no ease of doing business in India: Here're the main issues

Regulatory hassles, high import tariffs are a disincentive, they say

Creating a place for poetry in business

Entrepreneurs now require fewer mandays, fewer documents and fewer trees annually to start a business

India aiming for 'Top 50' rank next year in ease of doing business: PM Modi

PM Modi said his government is focused on removing the barriers which were preventing the country from achieving its potential

Pushing my team harder to improve India's ease of business ranking: Modi

Implementation of Goods and Services Tax and measures of simplification and consolidation of taxes have reduced transaction costs and made processes efficient, he said

Ease of doing business: India fares better than other EMs, but cities lag

Country is ahead of China, Vietnam and Bangladesh on construction permits, trading across borders and starting a business, but certain painful procedures in the metro haven't been eased yet

Exploring ways to make Indian firms to be among world's top MNCs: Niti V-C

The US continues to have the largest presence on the elite list with 132 firms, followed by China at 109